Thread by @boswelltoday

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“I don’t know what sex I am - I’ve never had my chromosomes tested.”
—Isla Bumba, Equality Lead, NHS Fife.

This was her reply when asked about her own sex in a tribunal about single-sex spaces.
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(2/15)

“Being called a man is derogatory.”
—Dr Teddy Upton, the male A&E doctor who changed in the women’s room.

This was part of the hate incident report filed against nurse Sandie Peggie.
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(3/15)

“You can’t tell if someone is a man just by looking.”
—Esther Davidson, Nurse Manager.

Asked how women could know who was in their changing room: “You can’t. They might pass.”
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(4/15)

“If he says he’s a woman, he’s a woman. That’s the rule.”
—Isla Bumba.

There was no trans policy at NHS Fife. But this was the de facto rule.
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(5/15)

“We didn’t ask if any women had trauma or religious objections.”

—Bumba and Davidson, separately.
No consideration was given to female staff with past sexual assault or protected religious belief.
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(6/15)

“Trans women are less of a threat than men—except Isla Bryson.”
—Bumba, naming a convicted rapist who was placed in a women’s prison.

This was the only example she gave of risk.
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(7/15)

“Women haven’t lost anything… unless you believe in biological sex.”
—Bumba again.

She insisted that letting male staff into women’s changing rooms wasn’t a problem unless you notice the sex difference.
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(8/15)

“Periods aren’t sexual, so boys mocking them isn’t either.”
—Dr Upton.

This was his response to questions about whether menstruation-related taunts were sexually harassing.
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(9/15)

“It’s not that black and white.”
—Gillian Malone, Head of Nursing.

Asked if letting a male into the women’s changing room meant female staff no longer had a single-sex space.
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(10/15)

“Biological sex is just a belief.”
—Jane Russell KC, counsel for NHS Fife.

She repeatedly objected to witnesses calling Dr Upton “a man,” arguing that was merely a belief—not a fact.
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(11/15)

And yet it was Sandie Peggie - an experienced A&E nurse - who was suspended for wanting a female-only space to change her clothes.

She said no. They called her “misbehaving.”
They investigated her for a hate incident.
They made her the problem.
(12/15)

This is not just one rogue employer. NHS Scotland had no single-sex safeguarding process for staff. Managers enforced inclusion by suppressing dissent—not by balancing rights.

The consequence? If you say “he’s a man,” you go.
(13/15)

Every one of these quotes was said under oath, and they go to the heart of this case:
→ Sex
→ Belief
→ Inclusion by coercion
→ Women erased, one by one
The final ruling hasn’t yet been handed down. But the evidence is already public.
(14/15)

If this shocked you, please follow the hearing.
@tribunaltweets is reporting it live.

Sex-based rights are on trial.

The Sandie Peggie case isn’t fringe. It’s the future—unless we make it stop.

#SexMatters #PeggieTribunal #EqualityAct #SingleSexSpaces